Details

CPU Clock Rate

CPU Temperature While Idle

27.0° C

CPU Temperature Under Load

36.0° C

GPU Core Clock Rate

1.08GHz

GPU Effective Memory Clock Rate

6.01GHz

GPU Temperature While Idle

29.0° C

GPU Temperature Under Load

63.0° C

Description

My second build, though the HDDs, ram, and GPU were salvaged from the first. It's mostly used for media viewing and gaming.
I was able to overclock the CPU to 4.3, but I turned it back down a little after getting no noticeable improvements in gaming benchmarks.
I'm quite happy with the temps, and they're actually a bit cooler lately due to being right below the A/C.

I love this case. My previous one had virtually no cable management, where as this one has plenty (And it was cheap).
It did get a bit messy when I hooked up extra case fans, and the PSU cables don't have much give at the base (Preventing me from comfortably putting in a fan on the bottom), but I think I've managed to make things pretty tidy.

I've tried to put in what I paid, but I don't have records for everything.
The two HDDs and sound card were bought years ago from Staples (Free with company rewards), and the GPU was a gift last year.
The CPU + Motherboard combo was a $65 savings that I split between the two prices.
The DVD/CD writer was free with the tower.
I bought the second 4 GBs of ram separately, but I only have an invoice for one order that was $29.99, so I'm left to assume that's what I paid the first time. (Wow, ram has gone up a lot...)
Did I need a 750w PSU? Probably not, but with the savings and quality, I don't regret my pick.

I know everyone will be telling me to get an SSD, and I plan to once I can afford one. I already have the mounting kit for it (Figured an extra fan between the HDDs for now couldn't hurt). :3

Being able to see other people's builds helped me a lot when deciding parts, so I figured I'd add in hopes that it'll help someone else.

Sleeve your cables if you plan on getting better airflow. Even with your deal on the psu, this build seems a bit pricy... I would by ram in one package unless several packages of the same ram costs less (1 pack of 4 modules each 2 gb, or 1 pack of 2 modules each 4 gb). I hope you salvaged your drives; I would have thrown an SSD in there for caching or for installing your OS on. I'd say 7/10 and a +1

I'll look into the sleeving thing... It's not something I've done before.
And yeah, it is a little pricy, though I did buy just about everything on sale with rebates. I should probably change the prices, or at least note what it actually cost me. ^;

The ram, the GPU, and the HDDs were recovered from the old system, and the optical drive was free with the case. It's noisy, but I rarely ever use it, so...

An SSD is my next upgrade, without a doubt. I just felt I'd get use for gaming out of upgrading my archaic CPU/motherboard first.

I care more about function than form, but is there anything you'd advise to putting under the case? It's on a little board with wheels, but there's no ventilation (And I don't think it would hold up to making any).
I'm not sure if that PSU would work flipped, either? The top isn't flat (This is only the second PSU I've worked with, so I don't know much about them).

I'm honestly not sure how to route the cables any better... As much of a steal as the PSU was, the cables don't have a lot of give to them. Guess I'll have to think it over.